Thanks to Becky Tailweaver for the mental pic of Hakuba standing there in the first scene. *snickers*
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"Eep!" Beside Aoko, Keiko jumped and looked around, before settling her gaze on Kaito, who was walking behind the two girls, his hands behind his head as he stared at the sky. She pointed at him, her finger shaking in outrage "You!"
The Magician blinked, pausing in his walk. "Huh?"
"You pinched me!" She accused.
He blinked again. "Did not."
"You did too!" The pigtailed girl rubbed her rear. "You pinched me on the butt!"
Kaito looked taken back. "I did not! And I wouldn't anyhow. The only person I would do that to is Aoko, and I only flip her skirt." He defended himself indignantly. "No pinching."
It was Aoko's turn to blink, which she did, not quite sure if she had just been complemented or insulted. "That... that's true." She slowly admitted. Hers was the only skirt he seemed to flip, and he never did anything other than that. No pinching or groping.
Of course, she'd smack him so hard with a mop he'd never be able to see straight if he tried that.
Keiko rubbed the bruised area again. "Well, SOMEBODY pinched me!" She complained.
"I didn't see anything." Kaito shook his head. "Are you imagining things?"
"Eep!" Aoko jumped, holding the back of her skirt as she wildly looked around. The other two blinked, watching her. "Something just pinched me!" She exclaimed.
"See?!" Keiko pointed triumphantly.
"I still didn't see anything." Kaito frowned. "Did you?"
The girls exchanged looks before shaking their heads. "Nope."
Aoko gave Kaito a suspicious look. "You're not up to anything... are you?"
He held his hands up in a placating gesture. "The only thing I have planned today is taking a nap during Math! Honest."
She advanced on him, dangerous fire burning in her eyes. He'd pulled the innocent routine one too many times for her to believe him just like that.
"Eep!" He jumped, swinging his hands around to guard his rear. "What the-?"
He turned to find Hakuba Saguru behind them, with a bland expression on his face. "Something wrong?" The blond young man asked calmly. "You are blocking the pathway."
Kaito gave him a suspicious look as the girls blinked in surprise. "Noo..." He drawled, stepping aside so that the British Detective could pass.
"Thank you." Hakuba took a step forward and suddenly jumped, looking around with wide eyes.
"Something wrong?" Keiko asked with too bright innocence.
Hakuba looked outraged. "Someone GOOSED me!"
"'Goosed' you?" Aoko echoed, confused.
"Yes." At their blank looks at the term, he explained. "Geese are approximately this high-" He motioned just below hip level "So when they bite you.."
"Oh!" The other three teenagers nodded, understanding dawning.
"New word for the day. 'Goosed'." Kaito quipped. He then jumped again, swinging around wildly. "Dammit! I didn't need another demonstration of it!"
"Then may I suggest we depart this general vicinity and determine if our classroom provides a safer refuge?" Hakuba asked, his eyes scanning the area for more attacks.
Aoko and Keiko jumped again. "I don't know what he said, but lets go!" Keiko exclaimed, dragging Aoko along with her.
Kaito just shook his head and followed, making a comment in passing about a 'Hakuba-to-Japanese translator'. Hakuba glared back as he followed as well muttering darkly about idiot thieves with no appreciation for the language.
***
The class was fidgety. No one was sitting still, constantly shifting around in their seats, on guard for the mysterious tiny hands that were pinching them. Even the teacher was looking nervous as she taught in the front of the classroom.
Suspicion had been quickly cast upon the resident magician until it became obvious that he was the un-welcome target for the majority of the attacks. And was becoming increasingly paranoid about the whole thing, swearing that he could see something move out of the corner of his eye.
Things quieted down for a little while after Aoko had stood up on her chair with a mop, threatening to smack the next thing to touch her so hard that they'd see Mars.
Only to start up again about 15 minutes later, only this time running in patterns. The teacher was not amused to find the class doing a shrieking/jumping version of The Wave, students jumping up on their chairs to escape the pinches on their legs and various exposed extremities. The Teacher was even less amused when she involuntarily joined them.
Suffice to say, not much learning was going on.
"There it goes again!" Kaito hissed, glaring at something un-seen in the aisle between the desks.
"There goes what?" Aoko crankily demanded back. She was getting tired of getting pinched so often, primarily due to the fact that she was sitting next to Kaito.
"That... that... Green sparkly thingie!" He shot back. "I don't know what it is! I can see them out of the corner of my eye, but if I blink, they're gone!"
Hakuba paused in mid-gesture, facts lining up in his head. "Repeat that." He demanded, turning to face the pair.
"Huh?" Kaito looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
"Repeat what you said." Hakuba insisted.
"I can see little green human-looking things with gold sparkles running around out of the corner of my eye, but when I blink, they're gone." The Magician repeated hesitantly.
Aoko blinked. "Little Green Men?"
The British Detective opened his watch and glanced at it. "Ah-ha! I knew it!"
"Knew what?" Aoko echoed, getting confused and not liking it.
"The United Kingdom is 9 hours behind Tokyo time." Hakuba shut his watch with a satisfied grin. "All of our troubles should stop in about 3... 2... 1..."
The School clock rang out, chiming 9 am.
Some of the students of the far side of the room screeched and jumped. Kaito's head swung down the aisle "There it went again! Did you see it?!"
"I didn't see anything." Aoko shook her head. "Are you feeling alright, Kaito?"
"I'm fine." He grumbled. Hakuba looked thoughtful, puzzling facts in his head. The pieces fit... yet they didn't. There was only one way to test the theory.
"I need a favour, Kuroba." He said seriously. Kaito, still scanning the room, looked up and blinked.
"Huh?" Words processed and he gave the detective a suspicious look. "What -kind- of favour?"
"I want you to dye my hair green." Hakuba deadpanned. "Again."
Aoko blinked. That was un-Hakuba like. "Seriously?"
"This is Hakuba." Kaito snorted. "He's always seriously serious. But still, are you serious?!"
"Very." Hakuba nodded. "Any shade of green. Just so long as it's GREEN."
They stared at him. Then things started to click in Kaito's brain. "Hold on..." He pulled out a flower, a white carnation this time instead of a rose. He tossed a handkerchief over it and pulled it off. It was now yellow. "No." He tried again. This time the flower was orange. "No." He tried again several times, turning the flower red, purple, white with blue polka dots and a strange type of plaid.
"What ever you're planning on doing, I suggest you do it quickly." Hakuba commented. "They're starting the wave again."
Aoko winced as the first row of classmates started to jump and scream.
Kaito pulled the handkerchief off, the slightly tired looking flower a mellow mint green. "Got it!" He rapidly tucked it behind Aoko's ear. "Leave that there." He instructed, pulling a second handkerchief out of another pocket. This one was red, which was tied to a saffron one, which was tied to a periwinkle scarf, then a forest green one and a magenta one. He quickly untied the green one from the line of silky fabric.
"Kuroba..." Hakuba warned, the second row of students hopping up out of their seats.
"Almost there..." He tossed the scarf over Hakuba's head as the row of students in front of them began to yelp. He pulled it off with a magical 'bon!'
Hakuba's skin was now bright lizard green, topped by his golden hair. Kaito blinked, shrugged and stuck a leaf on his head, much the way a Kitsune would.
The students in the row with them began to jump and scream, but they remained untouched, much like an island of calm in a raging ocean of chaos. The trio stared at each other as the row behind them began to jump.
Hakuba studied his green hands, an eyebrow rising. Kaito laughed nervously. "Heh... sorry about that. It should wash off by tomorrow morning."
"It's better than getting pinched." Was all Hakuba had to say about it as the last row finished the screaming/jumping wave.
Aoko looked at the other two boys in mild confusion. "Green?"
***
Akako quietly laughed to herself at the chaos around her as she played with the green charm bracelet around her wrist. It was so much fun to summon Leprechauns the day after St. Patrick's Day and let them have an extra day of excitement.
-fin-
Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of the UK, so 9am Tokyo would be Midnight in the UK, meaning that St. Patrick's Day is officially over.
The joke is, if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's the Leprechauns'll pinch you. And if there's a lack of Leprechauns in the area, someone else will do. (I temporarily dyed my bangs green for it this year. ^_^ Still got pinched. P )
For those un-familiar with St. Paddy's day, St. Patrick is the guy who brought Christianity to Ireland. There are many amusing stories about him, including how he drove snakes from the island with a drum. His day is celebrated on 17 March.
More on St. Patrick:
Leprechauns are little men, about 2 feet high dressed in 'shoemakers' clothes, who live in the hills and are very grumpy. If you manage to catch one, you can force them to tell you where they've hidden their gold. The trick is, if you look away from them, even for a second to blink, they'll disappear. They're very tricky.
Of course, even if you get them to show you where their gold is, the trick is being able to find it later. ~_^
More on Leprechauns:
Mainly the holiday is used as an excuse to drink green beer, party, relax and have fun. Everyone is encouraged to be Irish for the day and join in. Understand they even dye a river in Boston green as part of the celebration...
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"Eep!" Beside Aoko, Keiko jumped and looked around, before settling her gaze on Kaito, who was walking behind the two girls, his hands behind his head as he stared at the sky. She pointed at him, her finger shaking in outrage "You!"
The Magician blinked, pausing in his walk. "Huh?"
"You pinched me!" She accused.
He blinked again. "Did not."
"You did too!" The pigtailed girl rubbed her rear. "You pinched me on the butt!"
Kaito looked taken back. "I did not! And I wouldn't anyhow. The only person I would do that to is Aoko, and I only flip her skirt." He defended himself indignantly. "No pinching."
It was Aoko's turn to blink, which she did, not quite sure if she had just been complemented or insulted. "That... that's true." She slowly admitted. Hers was the only skirt he seemed to flip, and he never did anything other than that. No pinching or groping.
Of course, she'd smack him so hard with a mop he'd never be able to see straight if he tried that.
Keiko rubbed the bruised area again. "Well, SOMEBODY pinched me!" She complained.
"I didn't see anything." Kaito shook his head. "Are you imagining things?"
"Eep!" Aoko jumped, holding the back of her skirt as she wildly looked around. The other two blinked, watching her. "Something just pinched me!" She exclaimed.
"See?!" Keiko pointed triumphantly.
"I still didn't see anything." Kaito frowned. "Did you?"
The girls exchanged looks before shaking their heads. "Nope."
Aoko gave Kaito a suspicious look. "You're not up to anything... are you?"
He held his hands up in a placating gesture. "The only thing I have planned today is taking a nap during Math! Honest."
She advanced on him, dangerous fire burning in her eyes. He'd pulled the innocent routine one too many times for her to believe him just like that.
"Eep!" He jumped, swinging his hands around to guard his rear. "What the-?"
He turned to find Hakuba Saguru behind them, with a bland expression on his face. "Something wrong?" The blond young man asked calmly. "You are blocking the pathway."
Kaito gave him a suspicious look as the girls blinked in surprise. "Noo..." He drawled, stepping aside so that the British Detective could pass.
"Thank you." Hakuba took a step forward and suddenly jumped, looking around with wide eyes.
"Something wrong?" Keiko asked with too bright innocence.
Hakuba looked outraged. "Someone GOOSED me!"
"'Goosed' you?" Aoko echoed, confused.
"Yes." At their blank looks at the term, he explained. "Geese are approximately this high-" He motioned just below hip level "So when they bite you.."
"Oh!" The other three teenagers nodded, understanding dawning.
"New word for the day. 'Goosed'." Kaito quipped. He then jumped again, swinging around wildly. "Dammit! I didn't need another demonstration of it!"
"Then may I suggest we depart this general vicinity and determine if our classroom provides a safer refuge?" Hakuba asked, his eyes scanning the area for more attacks.
Aoko and Keiko jumped again. "I don't know what he said, but lets go!" Keiko exclaimed, dragging Aoko along with her.
Kaito just shook his head and followed, making a comment in passing about a 'Hakuba-to-Japanese translator'. Hakuba glared back as he followed as well muttering darkly about idiot thieves with no appreciation for the language.
***
The class was fidgety. No one was sitting still, constantly shifting around in their seats, on guard for the mysterious tiny hands that were pinching them. Even the teacher was looking nervous as she taught in the front of the classroom.
Suspicion had been quickly cast upon the resident magician until it became obvious that he was the un-welcome target for the majority of the attacks. And was becoming increasingly paranoid about the whole thing, swearing that he could see something move out of the corner of his eye.
Things quieted down for a little while after Aoko had stood up on her chair with a mop, threatening to smack the next thing to touch her so hard that they'd see Mars.
Only to start up again about 15 minutes later, only this time running in patterns. The teacher was not amused to find the class doing a shrieking/jumping version of The Wave, students jumping up on their chairs to escape the pinches on their legs and various exposed extremities. The Teacher was even less amused when she involuntarily joined them.
Suffice to say, not much learning was going on.
"There it goes again!" Kaito hissed, glaring at something un-seen in the aisle between the desks.
"There goes what?" Aoko crankily demanded back. She was getting tired of getting pinched so often, primarily due to the fact that she was sitting next to Kaito.
"That... that... Green sparkly thingie!" He shot back. "I don't know what it is! I can see them out of the corner of my eye, but if I blink, they're gone!"
Hakuba paused in mid-gesture, facts lining up in his head. "Repeat that." He demanded, turning to face the pair.
"Huh?" Kaito looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
"Repeat what you said." Hakuba insisted.
"I can see little green human-looking things with gold sparkles running around out of the corner of my eye, but when I blink, they're gone." The Magician repeated hesitantly.
Aoko blinked. "Little Green Men?"
The British Detective opened his watch and glanced at it. "Ah-ha! I knew it!"
"Knew what?" Aoko echoed, getting confused and not liking it.
"The United Kingdom is 9 hours behind Tokyo time." Hakuba shut his watch with a satisfied grin. "All of our troubles should stop in about 3... 2... 1..."
The School clock rang out, chiming 9 am.
Some of the students of the far side of the room screeched and jumped. Kaito's head swung down the aisle "There it went again! Did you see it?!"
"I didn't see anything." Aoko shook her head. "Are you feeling alright, Kaito?"
"I'm fine." He grumbled. Hakuba looked thoughtful, puzzling facts in his head. The pieces fit... yet they didn't. There was only one way to test the theory.
"I need a favour, Kuroba." He said seriously. Kaito, still scanning the room, looked up and blinked.
"Huh?" Words processed and he gave the detective a suspicious look. "What -kind- of favour?"
"I want you to dye my hair green." Hakuba deadpanned. "Again."
Aoko blinked. That was un-Hakuba like. "Seriously?"
"This is Hakuba." Kaito snorted. "He's always seriously serious. But still, are you serious?!"
"Very." Hakuba nodded. "Any shade of green. Just so long as it's GREEN."
They stared at him. Then things started to click in Kaito's brain. "Hold on..." He pulled out a flower, a white carnation this time instead of a rose. He tossed a handkerchief over it and pulled it off. It was now yellow. "No." He tried again. This time the flower was orange. "No." He tried again several times, turning the flower red, purple, white with blue polka dots and a strange type of plaid.
"What ever you're planning on doing, I suggest you do it quickly." Hakuba commented. "They're starting the wave again."
Aoko winced as the first row of classmates started to jump and scream.
Kaito pulled the handkerchief off, the slightly tired looking flower a mellow mint green. "Got it!" He rapidly tucked it behind Aoko's ear. "Leave that there." He instructed, pulling a second handkerchief out of another pocket. This one was red, which was tied to a saffron one, which was tied to a periwinkle scarf, then a forest green one and a magenta one. He quickly untied the green one from the line of silky fabric.
"Kuroba..." Hakuba warned, the second row of students hopping up out of their seats.
"Almost there..." He tossed the scarf over Hakuba's head as the row of students in front of them began to yelp. He pulled it off with a magical 'bon!'
Hakuba's skin was now bright lizard green, topped by his golden hair. Kaito blinked, shrugged and stuck a leaf on his head, much the way a Kitsune would.
The students in the row with them began to jump and scream, but they remained untouched, much like an island of calm in a raging ocean of chaos. The trio stared at each other as the row behind them began to jump.
Hakuba studied his green hands, an eyebrow rising. Kaito laughed nervously. "Heh... sorry about that. It should wash off by tomorrow morning."
"It's better than getting pinched." Was all Hakuba had to say about it as the last row finished the screaming/jumping wave.
Aoko looked at the other two boys in mild confusion. "Green?"
***
Akako quietly laughed to herself at the chaos around her as she played with the green charm bracelet around her wrist. It was so much fun to summon Leprechauns the day after St. Patrick's Day and let them have an extra day of excitement.
-fin-
Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of the UK, so 9am Tokyo would be Midnight in the UK, meaning that St. Patrick's Day is officially over.
The joke is, if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's the Leprechauns'll pinch you. And if there's a lack of Leprechauns in the area, someone else will do. (I temporarily dyed my bangs green for it this year. ^_^ Still got pinched. P )
For those un-familiar with St. Paddy's day, St. Patrick is the guy who brought Christianity to Ireland. There are many amusing stories about him, including how he drove snakes from the island with a drum. His day is celebrated on 17 March.
More on St. Patrick:
Leprechauns are little men, about 2 feet high dressed in 'shoemakers' clothes, who live in the hills and are very grumpy. If you manage to catch one, you can force them to tell you where they've hidden their gold. The trick is, if you look away from them, even for a second to blink, they'll disappear. They're very tricky.
Of course, even if you get them to show you where their gold is, the trick is being able to find it later. ~_^
More on Leprechauns:
Mainly the holiday is used as an excuse to drink green beer, party, relax and have fun. Everyone is encouraged to be Irish for the day and join in. Understand they even dye a river in Boston green as part of the celebration...